Microsoft Teams can now blur backgrounds during video calls, thanks to AI

Paging product managers for Skype, Apple FaceTime, WhatsApp, and any other service that lets you make video calls: Microsoft has hit upon a solid new feature that should help make conference calls a little less awkward, and a whole less stressful for everyone. The company’s Teams collaboration and group messaging app now has an AI-powered Background Blur feature for its video calls, so you no longer have to worry about whether you’ve left clothes lying around on the couch behind you, or about your kids popping into your home office to see what all your big important meetings are like. It…